Disseminated herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus co-infection in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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dc.contributor.authorBergqvist, Christina
dc.contributor.authorAbi Aad, Yasmin
dc.contributor.authorNassar, Dany
dc.contributor.authorEl-Zein, Said
dc.contributor.authorKanj, Souha S.
dc.contributor.departmentDermatology
dc.contributor.departmentInternal Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentDivision of Infectious Diseases
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:40:46Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:40:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractConcomitant disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is a rare event. We describe a case of disseminated HSV and VZV infection in an 80-year-old patient many years after splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). This is the first case of disseminated HSV-1 and VZV infection with molecular evidence of the simultaneous presence of both viruses in two different body sites (the skin and cerebrospinal fluid). This adds to the three reports of patients developing cutaneous disseminated herpes zoster multiple years after splenectomy for ITP. © 2018 The Authors
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2018.08.010
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85053008927
dc.identifier.pmid30213467
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/29567
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Infection and Public Health
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDisseminated herpes simplex virus
dc.subjectDisseminated varicella zoster virus
dc.subjectIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
dc.subjectSplenectomy
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectCoinfection
dc.subjectDiagnosis, differential
dc.subjectFatal outcome
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHerpes simplex
dc.subjectHerpes zoster
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPurpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic
dc.subjectAciclovir
dc.subjectCeftriaxone
dc.subjectVancomycin
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectArtificial ventilation
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectCerebrospinal fluid
dc.subjectClinical article
dc.subjectComputer assisted tomography
dc.subjectEmergency ward
dc.subjectHerpes simplex virus
dc.subjectHospital admission
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHuman alphaherpesvirus 1
dc.subjectHuman cell
dc.subjectHuman tissue
dc.subjectIntensive care unit
dc.subjectLumbar puncture
dc.subjectMedical history
dc.subjectMixed infection
dc.subjectNonhuman
dc.subjectPostoperative complication
dc.subjectPriority journal
dc.subjectSkin biopsy
dc.subjectSurgical patient
dc.subjectVaricella zoster virus
dc.subjectVery elderly
dc.subjectComplication
dc.subjectDifferential diagnosis
dc.subjectFatality
dc.titleDisseminated herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus co-infection in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
dc.typeArticle

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